Liposuction is, without a doubt, one of the most popular cosmetic treatments in the United States, with more than 200,000 procedures done each year. A significant reason for liposuction’s popularity is the immediate results it provides, with substantial amounts of unwanted fat removed in merely one session.
Liposuction isn’t solely for those who are reluctant to commit to exercise routines and healthy eating. Even fitness junkies are turning to this procedure in increasing numbers to get rid of the stubborn areas of fat that their lifestyles can’t eliminate. This procedure can not only remove copious amounts of fat but can fine-tune your body with instantaneous results.
Beyond the window for results, however, another factor many patients ask about is how long these changes will last. Keep reading to learn just how permanent liposuction’s fat-removal effects are.
A Common Question
One of the rather common questions patients ask their surgeons post-procedure is whether they will have to return sometime later for a follow-up procedure if fat returns. The answer to this question can be summed up by evaluating how committed you are to maintaining your new shape.
What we want to make clear to you is that after the surgery, your body is still going to go through changes. Yet, the degree to which these changes affect your body’s shape and image depends on your lifestyle decisions!
Liposuction Removes Fat, Forever
Several liposuction techniques exist out there in today’s plastic surgery world. Regardless of the variety, they all share one main goal: to get rid of your unwanted fat.
All liposuction procedures use a cannula, a hollow tube, and an aspirating device to suction out that unwanted fat from small incisions made in your skin. The positive news is that every one of these techniques provides results that can last forever since liposuction permanently removes fat cells from the body.
Can Fat Return After Liposuction?
Why do these results depend on you? The truth is that fat can return post-procedure if you allow it to happen.
Your reduced fat will not return if you maintain post-procedure weight, meaning you committed to living a healthier, more balanced lifestyle. If you do gain weight, then the results of your liposuction will be less noticeable.
In the event of a patient gaining a minor amount of weight after their procedure, fat cells throughout the body will augment, but the new overall shape will be preserved. The body has a finite number of fat cells, and liposuction directly removes these, meaning the treated area will have fewer fat cells compared to surrounding areas.
If significant weight gain does occur, new fat cells can develop anywhere in the body, including treated areas. Note that fat cells formation occurs evenly throughout the entire body, meaning treated areas again will experience less fat accumulation than other regions.
In general, the surgery is the relatively easy part; maintaining your achievements is the hard part. Don’t worry too much about all this yet, though. After seeing your new body, you will be very motivated to keep those results for as long as you can! Also, liposuction patients who gain a lot of weight after their surgery still tend to look better than before.
How to Keep Those Results
The common consensus on how to keep your results is by doing what it takes to preserve your weight following liposuction. This means that you’ve got to commit to some healthy choices in your life routine.
- Listen to your surgeon’s post-procedure recommendations
- Start a healthy and balanced diet
- Drink a lot of water
- Exercise regularly
- Be consistent!
The results after liposuction are easy to obtain but can be hard to maintain. Once you’ve got the results that you’ve wanted, it now depends on changing your lifestyle to keep those results forever!